Foot-rest attachment for automobile controlling-levers.



H. DUNLAP & R. KAUFMAN.

FOOT REST ATTACHMENT FOP: AUTOMOBILE CONTROLLING LEVERS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13. 1913,

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

2 SH,BETSSHEET 1.

H. DUNLAP & R. KAUFMAN.

FOOT REST ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILE CONTROLLING LEVBRS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13, 1913.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

' 2 SHBBTB-BHEET 2.

222.: I222: 222...: 5g vkaw 3 Q &

. of the car very fati STATES OFFICE.

HOWABD'DUNLAP AND ROSA KAUFMAN, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE; SAID DUNLLP .ASSIGNOR T0 SAID KAUFMAN.

FOOT-BEST ATTACHMENT FOR AIITOIOBILE CONTROLIIINGILEVEBS-Y Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Application filed August 13, 1913. Serial No. 784,659.

The object of our said invention is to provide a support or rest for the foot .used

in operating the brake and clutch shifting.

levers-of automobiles, said invention relating especiall to an attachment to that tiype of levers w iich project through the oot board and require to be pushed forward by the foot with the foot raised from the bottom of the car. In the use of such type of foot levers the foot is supported by the muscles of the leg and continuous use results in tiring the muscles and rendering the operation ing. This is especially true of people having short limbs.

Said mvention consists in providin a rest which may be quickly and easily attac ed to such levers, or removed when desired, and also one which is preferably adjustable to accommodate feet of different lengths, all as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompan ing drawings, which are made a art hereo and on which similar reference 0 aracters indicate similar parts, Figure 1 is a pers tive view of a portion of the front on of a moton car showing the parts to which our said invention relates, Fig. 2 a transverse section through one of the lever rods showing the back of the foot pedal and the rest attachment in elevation, Fig. 3 a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a modification, and Figs. 4, 5, and 6 detail rspective views illustrating other modifications.

In the construction shown in Fig. 1 the rest consists of a part 10 formed to receive and support the heel of theshoe preferabl lined with leather or other appropriate so material, and mounted on a shank ll'which is adjustably attached to another shank 12 formed at its upper end to hook over the pedals 13 and 15 of the lever rods 14 and 16, the "rear portion of the hook shaped part being formed bifurcated and adapted to slide down to embrace said rods 14: and 16 as shown most clearly in Fig. '2. The two shanks 11 and 12 are connected by bolts 17 which are adapted to extend through one of a series of. perforations 18 in the shank 12 to ad ust the length of the shank with the length of the foot of theuser. may also be provided with a loop or socket 19 through which the shank 11 extends to hold it rigidly in line with shank 12.

In Figs. 4, 5, and 6, other forms of attachment and adjustment are illustrated, comprising engagin serrated faces 30, clamping bolts, etc. Fig. 6 the upper part of the shank is shown as formed in pieces with the pedal, while ,in Fi 4 and 5 it is attached to the pedal byIiblts or screws.

It will be understood, of course, that other means of effecting the adjustment of the parts may be provided and other modifications mar e wit out departing from our said invention. j i

In Fig. 3 the construction is the same as that shown in Fig. 1 except that the shank 11 is in a single piece formed with the hooked upper end adapted to engage over the pedal of the lever rod and not providing for any adjustment in its length. In bot constructions the rest attachment hangs substantially at right angles to the direction of motion of the lever in operation so that the foot resting therein does not tend to operate the lever. p

In use the operator may lace the heel of the shoe 'in the rest 10, allowing it to be supported by said rest in a comfortable position and at the same time in position with the ball of the foot over the pedal13, in the most advantageous position for operating the levers, and the mechanism controlled thereby. By this means the operation of the vehicle is rendered much more convenient and less tiresome, as will be readily understood.

Having thus fully described our said invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with a foot-lever of an automobile, a foot rest attached to said footlever com rising a heel support anda shank, said shan being formed to hang from the pedal of the lever, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a foot lever of an automobile of a foot rest for the o rating levers thereof comprising a bee support and a shank carrying sai heel support and formed to be hung upon said levers and Shank 12 also formed adjustable in length, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with anautomobile foot lever, a foot rest carried thereon comprising a heel support hung from the operative end of said lever at substantially right angles with the operative movement thereof, substantially as set forth.

4. A foot rest for automobile operating levers comprising a shank-part oonnecte with the lever, a rest part, another shank part carrying said rest part, and means for securing said two shank parts together to permit of the adjustment of said rest in relfation to said lever, substantially as set orth.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals at Memphis, Tennessee, this 18th day of July, A. D., nineteen hundred and thirteen.

J OHN W. FARLEY- 

